2014-2015甘肃省兰州市兰炼一中高二英语期中考试试卷（本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分，满分120分，考试时间100分钟）第I卷第一部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节单项填空（共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分）从（A、B、C、D）四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.——The ShenZhou IX spacecraft conducted a perfect normal docking (对接) with theTianGong I space lab yesterday.——It was _____to all of us.A. prideB. a prideC. pridesD. the pride2.—— Roderick had an accident yesterday.—— How come ? He ______ very carefully.A. droveB. had drivenC. drivesD. has driven3.David is ___________animal fur, so he won’t visit anyone who has cats or dogs in the house.A. curious aboutB. allergic toC. satisfied withD. fond of4.We lost our way in this small village , otherwise , we ______ more places of interest yesterday.A. visitedB. had visitedC. would visitD. would have visited5.It _____ be the vocabulary that caused you the problem in the exercise because you know a lot of words.A. mayB.couldn’tC. shouldD.needn’t6.If parents have children help with housework, the children will feel needed. _____, they will learn to take care of themselves.A. On the contraryB. In a wordC. That is to sayD.What’s more7.I’m afraid he is more of a talker than a doer , which is _______ he never finishes anything.A.thatB. whenC. whyD. where8.Jim is in good shape physically _____ he doesn’t get much experience.A. ifB.unlessC.as long asD. even though9.John , open the door , there _______ he had never seen before.A. a girl did standB. a girl stoodC. did a girl standD. stood a girl10.The sun is bigger than the moon , ___ we all know it.A.andB. asC. whichD.it11.Hank as well as the other children who ____ no parents _____ good care of in the center.A. have , has takenB. have , is being takenC.has , is takenD.has , have been taken12.——I’m terribly sorry to interrupt , but may I use your phone? It’s rather urgent.——Yes, _______.A. with pleasureB. no hurryC.it doesn’t matterD. of course13.Our school has made ___ a rule that all the students shall come to school on time.A. itB. thisC. thatD. what14.______ Tom met John last week?A.It is where thatB. Where it is thatC. where is it thatD. That is it where15.After more than ten da ys’ flight in space , the three Chinese astronauts returned to the earth _____.A. safely and soundlyB. safe and soundC. safely and soundD. safe and soundly第二节完型填空（共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A﹑B﹑C﹑D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul. It can __16___all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the ___17__for each child to find their light. I would like to___18__ a story about it.For a few years I was__19___ with the opportunity to teach disabled students. One of my most__20___ students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak.We__21____ sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to__22___ on my lap．One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students__23___ twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes！” Vanessa liked to __24___her hands together with mine and clap with me. We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together. But she __25___ said or sang a word.One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around，__26___ me in the eyes，clapped her tiny hands twice and said th e words“Oh，yes！” I opened my mouth in __27___ and for that moment I was the one who could not speak. When my heart __28___ started beating again，I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also __29___ .Through music，we had made an awesome(enjoyable) connection.Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town. She waved with a big __30___ on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had __31___ so many times in our music class. The little girl，__32___ her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the__33___ to learn and grow. It is up to us to__34___ the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child's__35___.16.A. get across B .put away C .take over D .break through17.A .means B. direction C. process D. effort18.A. add B. talk C. share D. write19.A. blessed B. tired C. covered D. filled20.A troublesome B. Hardworking C. memorable D .sensitive21.A. most B. almost C. nearly D .mostly22.A. stand B .sit C. lie D. jump23.A. sang B. said C .followed D. clapped24.A. strike B. put C. give D. shake25.A. ever B. never C. still D. even26.A. looked B. saw C. glared D. noticed27.A. horror B. delight C. astonishment D. embarrassment28.A immediately B. fortunately C. slowly D. finally29.A. happy B grateful C .speechless D .hopeless30.A. greeting B. smile C. expression D .sign31.A .performed B. operated C trained D. organized32.A. upon B. through C. from D. beyond33.A. standard B. ability C. plan D. freedom34.A .discover B. invent C. test D. make35.A. strength B. dream C .light D. weakness第二部分：阅读理解:(共两节，满分40分)第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A﹑B﹑C﹑D）中，选出最佳选项。